It was a grande reunion.
An 18-year-old boy has returned to Starbucks to thank the former barista and store supervisor that helped his mother give birth to him.
In 2002, Griffin Baron was working at the Wilmette, Illinois Starbucks when he first heard Lisabeth Rohlck’s screams coming from the bathroom, according to The Record North Shore.
A customer, Tricia Monico, who checked in on the situation then told Baron to call 911 because there was a woman about to have a baby, People reported.
"I heard high-pitched screams coming through the wall and thought someone had locked themselves in the bathroom," Baron told the outlet.
Just moments later, the barista was delivering a baby on the bathroom floor.
"I grabbed some hot towels because that's what I think you do," Baron said, "and I open the bathroom door and there's this woman on the rail huffing and puffing and ready to go and there is the head, three-quarters out, and there is Tricia holding her hand and saying, 'You're doing great, you're doing great,' and four minutes later: 'Waaaah.'"
Nearly two decades later, the healthy 18-year-old, Jonathan Celner, returned to the coffee shop to thank the heroic barista that safely delivered him.
"This was a very big thing for me and I had always wanted to know what happened to him and to the family, and what he came out to be, and I wanted to give my perspective on that day," said Baron, who now lives in Chicago. "It was definitely a big smile moment for me when we saw each other. He's a really good guy."
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While Celner's mother passed away in 2012 from cancer, the teen is currently enrolled at Oakton Community College, The Record North Shore reported.
After meeting for an hour at the coffee chain, Baron and Celner plan to stay in touch in the future.
"He is a super cool kid," Baron told the outlet. "He didn't know a lot of the insanity of what it was like. It was good to finally fill in all these holes that we had."
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